On Monday, July 14, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation led efforts to mark National Captive Nations Week, in fulfillment of the 1959 congressional resolution adopted during the Eisenhower administration to show American solidarity with nations subjugated by communism. This… Read More
The recent protests led by university students began after the Cuban dictatorship’s state telecommunications company, Etecsa, on May 30, 2025 announced dramatic increases in internet pricing, and new restrictions in what critics describe as a “covert dollarization” and a “cash… Read More
Religious freedom in Venezuela is under attack. Led by Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s socialist regime is waging a campaign against those who dare to maintain religious autonomy in opposition of state control. As VOC’s Latin America team outlines in a new… Read More
On July 7, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation joined the Chinese Human Rights Defenders and 30 other human rights organizations in standing with the victims of the brutal Chinese Communist Party. Read the full statement below. Ten years after… Read More
When recently asked whether Venezuela is a dictatorship, the newly appointed Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Albert Ramdin, refused to label it in those terms. His stance, similar to that of the European Union’s new foreign affairs… Read More
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation is honored to announce that Texas is joining a growing number of states that require students to learn about the dangers of communism. Signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott on June 20, this… Read More
VOC President and CEO Dr. Eric Patterson was published in National Review this past week. The Article, Don’t Forget the Crimes of Communism in World War II, explores the aftermath of World War Two and the American relationship with Russia… Read More
Since the recent German Parliamentary elections on Feb. 23, Germans have shown the world that both the East and West—although not by a wall—are still divided. The question is whether this schism stems from the country’s socialist cultural and economic… Read More
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) proudly congratulates Rosa María Payá on her historic election as a commissioner to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) during the 55th General Assembly of the Organization of American States. Payá’s steadfast… Read More
On Wednesday, June 25, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation launched a new temporary gallery on Operation Pedro Pan, the United States’ mission to save over 14,000 Cuban children from communism between 1960 and 1962. Following opening remarks from Ambassador Carlos Trujillo,… Read More
